Henkel pipeline repairs: Loctite bandage system explained for mining engineers
Reviewed by Joe Ashwell
First reported on Australian Mining
30 Second Briefing
Henkel is targeting unplanned shutdowns on slurry and process pipelines with a Loctite composite “pipe bandage” system designed for rapid, in-situ repair of worn or leaking steel lines. The wrap combines epoxy-based fillers with fibre reinforcement to restore wall thickness and hoop strength without hot work, allowing operators to avoid cutting out sections or mobilising welding crews in confined or hazardous areas. For maintenance engineers, the approach offers a way to extend pipe life and manage localised corrosion or abrasion within existing pressure and safety envelopes.
Technical Brief
- System is cold-applied, eliminating hot-work permits and associated fire-watch requirements in process areas.
- Surface preparation typically requires abrasive blasting or mechanical roughening to achieve specified anchor profile.
- Repair design considers pipe diameter, operating pressure, defect size and remaining wall thickness per standard formulas.
- Fibre orientation and wrap count are engineered to restore hoop strength with defined safety factors.
- Cure times are short enough to enable same-shift pressure testing and return to service.
- Wider adoption of standard-compliant composite repairs is shifting pipeline integrity management towards engineered, on-line interventions.
Our Take
Henkel Australia’s focus on pipeline integrity aligns with its recent AIMEX push around LOCTITE protective coatings and rapid repair compounds, signalling a strategy to position itself as a full-lifecycle wear and corrosion partner for Australian miners rather than a point-solution supplier.
Within our 306 Product/Safety-tagged mining pieces, Australia often appears where operators run long-distance slurry and water pipelines in remote areas, so off-site repair and coating systems from companies like Henkel can materially reduce downtime and access-related safety exposure.
For Australian Mining’s readership, Henkel’s pipeline offer sits alongside a cluster of maintenance-oriented features in our database, suggesting that reliability and asset-life extension are becoming as prominent in coverage as new project development, particularly for non-commodity-specific infrastructure like pipelines.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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